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happy Thursday. 20 years ago, Facebook was the hottest app on college campuses. 10 years ago,

it was Snapchat. Today, there's a new app the kids are obsessing over, and it's not new at all. Google

Calendar. The Wall Street Journal wrote that college students are scheduling literally everything

on G-Cal from meetings to brushing their teeth to even late-night hookups. There's just so much going

on all the time, and so it's nice to not have to think about it. One devoted G-Cal Georgetown student told the journal. Others are more skeptical, saying that plotting out your life in color-coded blocks doesn't allow for spontaneity, and it's just plain weird when a friend wants to hang out with you, and you send them your calendar and tell them to find an open spot. Toby, just sent you an invite to speak. Thank you, Neil. I just accepted that invite,

but I do think using a Google Kyle to manage your soul, so life is a little bit much.

One kid who went to Williams sent someone a hookup question mark at Google Kyle invite,

and it worked, which is diabolical. And apparently he was on the receiving end of a similar

invite later in the semester, and he clicked Maybe, which is also diabolical and apparently he was on the receiving end of a similar invite later in the semester

and he clicked maybe which is also diabolical but I think a better system is one that some of

my fiance and her friends use they have a shared notes app so it's not quite as personal as

your Google cow but they do kind of lay out their schedules for the year. I think that feels better

because it's just too much if it's in your personal or work, Google Cal, I just, I don't like

that. But hey, if kids need a full calendar to quiet the existential voices in their heads,

then I don't blame them. And now a word from our sponsor, LinkedIn ads. So after a brief chat with HR,

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